“And I can say, if I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous,”

Donald Trump · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-20

Trump argued local leaders should embrace data centers for the jobs and tax revenue they bring.